Egypt
Place Ancient

Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. This civilization emerged around 3100 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh and developed over the next three millennia.

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Figure Old Kingdom

Khufu

Khufu succeeded his father, Sneferu, and ruled Egypt in the 26th century BCE. His reign is characterized by significant architectural achievements, including the construction of the Great Pyramid. Des...

Place Old Kingdom

Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza, an emblem of ancient Egypt, stands as the oldest and largest pyramid within the Giza pyramid complex. Constructed during the Old Kingdom era, it is a testament to the advanc...

Item Old Kingdom

Diary of Merer

The Diary of Merer is a papyrus logbook found at Wadi al-Jarf in 2013 recording the transport of limestone from Tura to Giza during the reign of Khufu, the oldest inscribed papyrus known from Egypt.

Civilization

Ancient Egypt

Dynastic civilization along the Nile from early unification through the Ptolemaic period.

Place New Kingdom

Colossi of Memnon

The Colossi of Memnon are two seated quartzite statues of Amenhotep III on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes, once the entrance to his mortuary temple and famous in antiquity for the 'singing' sound...

Place Ptolemaic Period

Library of Alexandria

The Library of Alexandria was the great research institution of the Ptolemaic capital, founded under Ptolemy I or II in the early third century BCE; its collection, scholars and eventual decline remai...

Place Old Kingdom

Great Sphinx of Giza

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining lion with a human head on the Giza Plateau, conventionally dated to the reign of Khafre (c. 2558-2532 BCE) and the subject of a long-runni...

Place Old Kingdom

Saqqara

Saqqara is the vast necropolis of ancient Memphis, home to the Step Pyramid of Djoser and tombs spanning from the Early Dynastic Period to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras.

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Cited Sources

"The Great Sphinx of Giza, 1931 - Egypt Museum". Available at: https://egypt-museum.com/the-great-sphinx-of-giza-1931/

Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III

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"Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III". Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortuary_Temple_of_Amenhotep_III

"What Happened to the Great Library of Alexandria? Learn What ...". Available at: https://mymodernmet.com/library-of-alexandria/

"The boring truth about the Library of Alexandria - YouTube". Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WU8gqrgsQ

"Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt". Available at: https://liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2023/12/18/medicine-and-healing-practices-in-ancient-egypt/

"The Great Library of Alexandria: How Its Destruction Set Humanity ...". Available at: https://www.reddit.com/r/AlternativeHistory/comments/1ef3dmx/the_great_library_of_alexandria_how_its/

How the Great Sphinx Transformed Giza

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"How the Great Sphinx Transformed Giza". Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZUgrC74Pk0

The Ancient Library of Alexandria

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"The Ancient Library of Alexandria". Available at: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-places/the-ancient-library-of-alexandria/

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